Drawing Circles

Drawing Circles

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To add a circle to your diagram, follow these steps:

  1. Click the Circle icon ebd_Ebd39  in the Draw toolbox or select Circle from the Draw menu.
  2. Move the cursor point cursor  in the drawing window to the position of the center of the circle and click once.
  3. Move the cursor to draw the circle in the desired size and click again.

Notice the circle is displayed with 2 points, the center and a point on the perimeter.

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Circle is a modal command.  You can continue making circles until you choose the select arrow or another drawing tool.

You can adjust the circle in Select ebd_Ebd41  mode.

Circles can be filled with the color / transparency level of your choice.  See the Edit /Preferences menu, Geometry tab to set the default.  To change the color / transparency level of selected circles, select the circle(s), right-click, and select All Properties from the selection context menu (or Edit / Properties from the menu bar).